# NTSB MKC69F0045: Aeronca 15AC, N1289H, Baudette, MN, July 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1968
- Place: Baudette, MN · BAUDETTE, MN
- Location: 48.7123° N, 94.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baudette, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7123&lon=-94.5918&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0045-109780

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1891   68/7/3    BAUDETTE,MINN       AERONCA 15AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 470
        TIME - 2030                    N1289H              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLOAT-EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1289H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1289H), registered now, S/N 15AC-306, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 15AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (registry code 0191202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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